The landscape for girls and women is shifting. But I cannot shake off the feeling that it’s still not enough.
New laws forcing companies to publish their gender pay gaps have been backed by research showing the quickest way to bridge the divide is by measuring it properly.
Many women feel they only have three socially sanctioned roles:employee,wife and mother. Only one of them is paid work.
Equal Pay Day,while probably not a day your office rolled out the cupcakes to celebrate,is a reminder of the progress we’ve made,and the challenges we face.
Women’s participation in the workforce is growing,giving them the power to demand higher wages.
A workplace tribunal found a Melbourne chef was paid unequally,but it couldn’t do anything. Now a legal expert says workers need a better system.
The Matildas’ 2-0 win over Denmark last week pulled in more viewers than the AFL Grand Final,but pay parity in women’s sport is a long way off.
Several factors are contributing to advances,primarily the emergence of more flexible working arrangements.
It’s easy to conclude that more women are having to work more hours just to keep up with the cost of living,but I think that sells women short.
Equal pay campaigner Zelda D’Aprano began her protests in the 1960s,but as a statue of her was unveiled in Melbourne on Tuesday,supporters said the battle goes on.
Research into the competitiveness between genders has been ongoing for decades and has often been cited as part of the gender pay gap issue.